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14 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday January 5, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Staying healthy with flu here I Dr. Jenna Davis Family Chiropractor/ Acupuncturist Alliance Healthcare Professionals Dr. Jenna Davis 905.845.2291 The Five Steps to Changing Your Health! Do you worry about your family's health? How much is "STRESS" costing you? Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Wouldn't you want to know if you could be helped-and wouldn't you want to be helped? Please call 905-845-2291 to schedule your FREE consultation with Dr. Jenna Davis! Let us help! 232 South Service Rd. E, Oakville, ON L6J 2X5 www.alliancehealthcare.ca Don't let hearing loss prevent you from enjoying life! ON SITE HEARING TESTS BY OUR DISPENSING AUDIOLOGISTS The latest in digital technology 60 day trial period & more DVA, WSIB, third party insurers Ministry of Health/ADP approved nfluenza (flu) is now in the Halton community. Each year the influenza season typically lasts from November to April. It is not too late to receive your annual influenza immunization and to take precautions to help prevent the spread of illness. Last year, the number of influenza cases in our community was highest in late February and in early March. The last cases occurred in the first week of April. Influenza is caused by a virus which affects the lungs and is characterized by the sudden onset of symptoms including high fever, headache, general aches and pains, fatigue and cough. Influenza can last for three to seven days, although the fatigue and cough can last for several weeks. For some people, influenza can lead to pneumonia, hospitalization and even death. Persons 65 years of age and older, pregnant women, children under the age of two, and persons of any age with certain underlying medical conditions such as heart or lung problems, are at higher risk of these complications. MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH Do you have back or neck pain? Our Spinal Decompression Technology can help! Registered Audiologists The influenza virus spreads when a person with influenza coughs or sneezes into the air. Small droplets containing the virus travel through the air for short distances and then fall onto surfaces nearby. You can get infected by breathing in these droplets or by the droplets falling directly on your eyes, nose or mouth. Also, you can infect yourself by touching the unwashed hands of a person with influenza, or a surface contaminated with the influenza virus, and then touching your eyes, nose or mouth. The virus can survive for up to 48 hours on hard surfaces. To help avoid getting sick and to reduce the spread of illness take the following precautions: · Get an annual influenza immunization. It will reduce your risk of illness by 70 to 90 per cent. You cannot get influenza from the vaccine because it does not contain live virus. · Vaccinate all family members who are six months of age or older. Children under nine years of age require two doses of vaccine given four weeks apart if they have never been immunized against influenza or have previously received only one dose of vaccine. · Avoid people who are sick. Stay at home if you are not feeling well. · Sneeze or cough into a tissue and throw it immediately into the garbage. If you do not have a tissue, use your sleeve. · Wash your hands well and often with soap and water for at least 15 to 20 seconds. Use alcohol-based sanitizers if soap and water are not available. · Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are often carried on your hands. · Clean hard surfaces that are handled regularly. It's not too late to get your influenza immunization. All persons six months of age and older, including children under nine years of age who require a second dose, are invited to attend a clinic offered by the Halton Region Health Department or to see their family doctors. -- Health Notes is prepared by staff of the Halton Region Health Department ates Helping men Get it Right Halton Family Services is offering a 10-week group for men interested in improving their relationships or developing new, healthy relationships. The group format is used to facilitate a confidential and secure environment where men can both be challenged and supported by peers. Topics covered range from intimacy to conflict, to trust and communication. If you have ever wondered how you could get some new ideas and strategies, this could be for you. This program is designed to help "Get it Right." The program is tentatively set to begin Tuesday, Jan. 15 and run for 10 consecutive weeks ending March 18. It runs from 7:15-8:45 p.m. The fee is based on a sliding fee scale to a maximum of $200 ­ payable upon start of program. The program location is Halton Family Services, 235 Lakeshore Rd. E. To register call 905-845-3811. OAKVILLE'S BEST BUY ON BATTERIES CALL TODAY TO BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT Call NOW for a free report on how to get your life back! 905-339-2500 5 627 Lyons Lane Suite 203, Oakville 905-339-1397 GRAND OPENING Harmony Health & Wellness Trafalgar Rd. Rd (905) 257-1228 530 Post Ridge Dr., Oakville (Dundas & Trafalgar, opposite Canadian Tire) Cdn. Tire Harmony N Upper Middle Rd. Eighth Line To Book An Appointment: Dundas St.